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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Michael Connarty (Labour). It was answered on Tuesday, 21 June 2005 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Iraq

Question
I am grateful to the Minister for his reply. I attended a meeting yesterday with the high representative of the Iraqi-Kurdistan Assembly and I read the speech of Massoud Barzani, the new President of the autonomous region, in which he welcomed all the people, including the Chaldo-Assyrians, who have places in the assembly of northern Iraq. They are happy to be there and have made no demand for a separate assembly.
Answer

I am very glad to hear that. I know that my hon. Friend is very much aware of what often happens in circumstances like these when a balkanisation occurs with added, rather than fewer, tensions. Iraq can do without that.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
435 c654 
Session
2005-06
Oral question type
Supplementary
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Iraq Ethnic groups Elections
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk